
CiassiSjMM. 



x"J_ilI 



COFmiGHT DEPOSIT, 



Sacred Thoughts 



By 
Alice E. Emery 



03 



Copyrighted by 
Alice E. Emery 

1917 



^' 






S" .s 



% 



f. 



A 



NOV 24 1917 



h<^ . / 



PREFACE 

The poems I am giving you 
Come from Sacred Thought, 

And as their pages you review 
Truth is being taught. 

Yes, they are sacred thoughts 

Which God to me did give. 
To feed my hungry heart 

And teach me how to Hve. 

They quench my longing thirst 
With Hving waters from above. 

Where God supplies our need 
Through His redeeming love. 

Alice E. Emery. 



My poems are the earnest longings and 
desires of a hungry heart. 



CONTENTS 

PAGE 

Cast Thy Bread Upon the Water 1 

Obedience 3 

Truth of Our Deliverer 5 

God's Gifts 6 

Prayer 7 

My Nebraska Home 8 

The Ninety-First Psalm 10 

Truth 12 

To My Girl 13 

My Beads 14 

My Guiding Star 15 

To My Friend 16 

Thanksgiving 17 

A Desire to Be Remembered 18 

Love Divine 19 

Lead Thou Me 20 

Christmas 22 

Life 24 

Fear 25 

Doubt Not 26 

Church 27 

Joy 29 

He Answers Me 31 

Our Father's Care 32 

A Testimony 34 

God's Allness 35 

On Prayer 36 

To My Sister Zl 



CONTENTS 

PAGE 

Greater Things 38 

Father, Thou Didst Make Me Free 39 

Despair 41 

Little by Little 43 

A New Song 44 

An Easter Poem 46 

My Eternal Home 48 

God's Witness 50 

Walking on the Water 51 

A Victory 53 

The Beauties of Nature 55 

Paddle Your Own Canoe 57 

Love 59 

Our Home 61 

I Am Waiting 63 

Patience 64 

Is My Work Finished? 65 

A Merited Rebuke 66 

"All in All" 68 

Faithful, Obedient and True 69 

A Gentle Presence 70 

GOOD-BY 71 



CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATER 

Cast thy bread upon the water, 

And to you it will return ; 
For when Christ is leading you 

You have many things to learn. 

Cast thy bread upon the water, 

And never once despair ; 
For He will lead you by the hand 

Until you reach the overthere. 

Cast thy bread upon the water. 

And never feel a doubt; 
For if His works you do 

You'll never be cast out. 

Cast thy bread upon the water, 

And never have a fear; 
For His love He will renew. 

Your drooping heart to cheer. 

Cast thy bread upon the water. 

And to you it will return, 
Bringing many blessings 

That you did faithful earn. 



CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATER 

Cast thy bread upon the water, 
And He to you will give 

A higher understanding 
In which to live. 

Cast thy bread upon the water, 
And have a perfect trust 

In Him, who will return it 
Unto us. 



OBEDIENCE 

The lesson we must learn 

Is obedience to God; 
For when to Him we turn, 

We escape the chastening rod. 
We must obedient be 

To Him who is above : 
If we wish His face to see, 

And dwell with Him in love. 

Father, Thou wilt make us free, 

For Thou art "All in All," 
And if we but ask of Thee 

Thou will answer to our call ; 
Ha work Thou hast for me, 

Thou must show me how. 
That I may obedient be. 

And begin it now. 

Obedient I ask 

That I to Thee may be, 
Because Thy work is not a task 

For me. 



OBEDIENCE 



I ask Thee to me lead 

In Thy perfect way, 
For Thou dost supply my need, 

When to Thee I pray. 



TRUTH OUR DELIVERER 

Truth is our deliverer, 
In the victory over sin, 

And as we obey it, 
A victory we win. 

To press onward is our motto, 
And in Truth we must Hve ; 

To be ready for the battle, 
That error to us will give. 

Are we willing to go forward, 
In obedience to Truth's call, 

If so, there is a victory 
Waiting for us all. 

Truth is ever leading us 
Out from paths of sin ; 

And if we are obedient 
A victory we'll win. 

Let us now be up and doing. 
Gently pausing at Truth's gate. 

Asking it to kindly lead us 
Into paths that are straight. 



GOD'S GIFTS 

God's gift to us is Life Divine, 
Priceless treasure, thine and mine ; 
And as our thought becomes more pure, 
In this Hfe we are secure. 

God gives us Truth that we all may 
Be led in this celestial way ; 
And if this Truth we obey, 
It leads us into perfect day. 

God gives us Love that doth fulfill 
The law of His most perfect will ; 
Thus we reflect, as the dove. 
The one Divine Life, Truth and Love. 

Our perfect thought comes from above, 
And lives this Life, this Truth, this Love; 
And in this triune we recall 
The Principle, "The All in All." 



PRAYER 

To PRAY aright God doth require 
A sincere heart, a pure desire ; 
And if these quaHties we possess 
We rest in Him and feel we are blest. 

Love and obedience, hand in hand, 
Help to obey divine command ; 
O Father, may Thy love declare 
The life we live, the cross we bear. 

Humility and meekness too 
Show us the things we ought to do ; 
O may we humble live in Thee, 
And every thought submissive be. 

When we ask, aright, we know 
That our requests God will bestow ; 
O Father, may we be more pure, 
And in this promise rest secure. 

Teach us, O God, to pray aright 
And live more perfect in Thy sight ; 
And divinely we will say, 
Thou art the Life, the Truth, the Way. 



MY NEBRASKA HOME 

I LONG for my Nebraska home, 
That I did love so well ; 

I did not wish this place to roam : 
But in Beatrice dwell. 

I did not want to come away, 
My dear friends to leave ; 

But it was God that led the way, 
And told me not to grieve. 

I want to see our little church, 
Where we did always meet ; 

And. oh, I want, I want so much 
Each dear one there to greet. 

It was God that led me here. 
My western home to leave ; 

And says, "Be of good cheer. 
For with you I am here." 



God has a work for me to d( 

That's why he brought me here ; 

And His love he does renew. 
My drooping heart to cheer. 

8 



MY NEBRASKA HOME 



Now give my love to every one, 

Tell them I love them all ; 
And when God's kingdom we have won, 

We've answered every call. 



THE NINETY-FIRST PSALM 

In the secret place of the Most High 

I would love to dwell, 
That to Him I may be nigh, 

Who doeth all things well. 

When under His protecting wings 

We feel a perfect trust: 
For He protects us from the sins 

That error brings to us. 

When Truth we make our shield, 

Evil will not stay; 
And each terror to it will yield 

And the arrow that flieth by day. 

In the hollow of his hand 

I would love to stay 
Until this noisome pestilent land 

Doth pass away. 

If in Him we refuge make. 

No evil there can stay ; 
And charge o'er us do angels take, 

Lest against a stone we stray. 

lO 



THE NINETY-FIRST PSALM 

If God we make our habitation, 

No evil can befall ; 
And each of His creation 

Finds in Him the "All in All." 



II 



TRUTH 

Let's talk about the Truth we love, 

And tried to live for years ; 
And it will raise our thought above 

And quiet all our fears. 

It is this Truth that leads 

The weary pilgrims home, 
Where God supplies their needs 

And they no longer roam. 

If in the Truth we do abide, 

We know that we are free ; 
And if our thought in it confide 

His face we'll see. 

Christ says this Truth we all shall know, 

And it will make us free : 
For He has conquered every foe, 

And says, "Abide in me." 

Truth shows to us the way 

In which our Saviour trod ; 
And if it we obey 

It leads us home to God. 



12 



TO MY GIRL 

This little poem I wrote, 

To send unto my Girl ; 
And if she only will take note 

She'll find in it a Pearl. 

It's not in poem, but in prayer 

In which this Pearl is set ; 
And if my Girl can find it there 

She never will regret. 

My little Girl is far away. 
Where ma she does not see ; 

But we have learned to watch and pray, 
And contented be. 

Dear Girl, I now must say good-by. 

But God will lead you on ; 
And as we rise to fairer skies 

We'll say, "His will be done." 



13 



MY BEADS 

This little token you did send, 

And all the love it bears, 
I have encircled around my neck, 

And do my thanks declare. 

It's very kind in my dear Girl 
Those lovely beads to send, 

For every time they get a twirl 
Their glitterings never end. 

It*s queer just how my Girl can guess 

How to supply my needs, 
And how her love to me express 

By sending me those beads. 



14 



MY GUIDING STAR 

To ME a little star appears, 
When all is dark and drear ; 

It helps to quiet all my fears, 
And brings to me a cheer. 

When first in darkness I did see 
This little star of light, 

I wondered if it would lead me 
Into a light more bright. 

Thou little orb of early morn, 
Which led wise men to see 

The place where Christ was born, 
I'll follow thee. 

O little star of light. 

Lead thou me on. 
Into God's perfect light 

Where Christ is born. 

Dear little star, I'll follow thee, 

And realize 
That in me 

Christ is born. 



15 



TO MY FRIEND 

Through many useful well-spent years 
Has Truth and Love preserved you, 

And they will still continue on, 
For God it is that leads you. 



i6 



THANKSGIVING 

Thanksgiving should be every day 

For each and every one, 
And gratitude fill every heart 

Beneath the setting sun. 



A DESIRE TO BE REMEMBERED 

O THINK of me sometimes 
And may thy thought be love, 

And see me as God's perfect child 
Reflecting Him above. 



i8 



LOVE DIVINE 

Love divine we should declare, 
And know that we, Love's children are 
And Love to us will all things give, 
Because in Love we learned to live. 

Love divine we should confess. 
And know that it will always bless; 
And the way it will prepare. 
That in its blessings we may share. 

Love divine we should affirm, 
And come to Love that we may learn 
Of things prepared for us 
Who in Love divine do trust. 

When Love divine we know. 
Each heart with Love will overflow ; 
And thanks to Love we will give, 
Because we learned in it to live. 

Love divine we will know, 
When of error we let go, 
Because we answered to Love's call, 
And realize Love is "AH in All." 



19 



LEAD THOU ME 

"Father, Mother, God," 

Lead Thou me 
The way our Saviour trod ; 

The way that leads to Thee. 

Father, lead Thou me. 

And as I journey on 
To cross this life's red sea, 

With me Thou art along. 

Father, lead me on, 

For here I can not stay ; 
Lead Thou me along 

Into Thy perfect way. 

Fm willing. Father, to be led 

Where all is perfect day, 
And walk the path that saints did tread, 

To find in Thee the way. 

Oh, Father, lead Thou me 

To Thy eternal home. 
Where I can live with Thee, 

No longer here to roam. 

20 



LEAD THOU ME 



Jesus his disciples led 

And taught them how to pray, 
And their hungry hearts He fed 

In showing them the way. 



21 



CHRISTMAS 

(The Material) 

Christmas heralds to us the day 
In which the Christ was born, 

Who did in a manger lay 
In an infant form. 

(The Real) 

No ! Christ was never born, 
For He was always here, 

And does not need an earthly form 
In order to be near. 

That was Jesus' doom 

To in a manger lay ; 
Because for Him there was no room 

Except a bed of hay. 

Christ proclaims the day. 
And comes to us from God, 

To lead each one the way 
Out from the Land of Nod. 

2.2 



CHRISTMAS 



When Christ Truth appears to us 
At first it does seem small, 

But as it grows in consciousness 
It leads us to the "All in All." 



23 



LIFE 

Life comes to us from God 
And is a constant flow, 

To free us from the sins 
Of mortal thought below. 

If in life we are progressing 
God will be very near, 

And when to Him we're faithful 
We are free from all fear. 

Our life is flowing onward 
Because there is no death, 

And as we press forward 
We feel a sense of rest. 

Life has no limitation 

Because in God we are free, 
To live with Him forever 

Through all eternity. 



24 



FEAR 

I BID thee, Fear, depart from me, 
For no good is there in thee ; 
I say, depart and go away, 
And try no longer here to stay. 
Because you are so unjust. 
That in you I can not trust ; 
For nothing good you ever bring, 
Because you are a wicked thing. 
In fear I can not live, 
For nothing good does it give ; 
So you must go away. 
And from me forever stay. 



25 



DOUBT NOT 

Doubt not and be faithful, 

Methinks Christ would say 
And if you're obedient 

I'll show you the way; 
For I am your leader 

And with you will stay, 
When you are willing 

Me to obey. 

If you will have faith 

In what I say, 
Then I will answer you 

When you pray; 
For when you are obedient 

And with me will stay, 
Then lo ! I am with you 

Alway. 



26 



CHURCH 

As THROUGH the world I jog along, 

People frequently ask, 
"To what church do you belong, 

And is its work a task?" 

The true and higher meaning of church 

Will you please give me, 
But if you can not then you must search 

Until this you can see. 

Church is the structure 

Of divine Truth and Love : 
But we receive salvation 

From Him who dwells above. 

When this you understand you will know 
The church in which I dwell. 

And with me you will go 
To the church I love so well. 

When through understanding we search, 

God will to us reveal 
His Holy visible church, 

That nothing mortal can conceal. 

27 



CHURCH 



This spiritual living church 

Redeems from all sin ; 
And for no other we need search, 

But through its portals enter in. 



28 



JOY 

Joy is the heart's deep cheer 
That comes to us from God, 

To quiet every fear 

And rouse us out of nod. 

Joy on angel wings 

Brings blessings for which we sigh, 
When to Him we cling, 

And reahze He is nigh. 

Joy brings the thought of love 
That God to those does send 

Who trust in Him above, 
Where joys never end. 

Joy is a wellspring of the heart, 
That from Love does flow. 

And from us will not depart 
As on upward flight we go. 

Joy is a thought most dear 
That God to us does bring, 

To relieve us from our fear 
Of mortal thoughts within. 

29 



JOY 



Joy in us should live 

And grow in every thought ; 
That all praise to Him we give 

And serve Him as we ought. 



30 



HE ANSWERS ME 

Father, Thou dost answer me 

When on Thee I call ; 
And I want to live with Thee 

For Thou art "All in All." 
I want to obedient be 

And do Thy holy will 
That Thou wilt say to me, 

"Peace, be still." 

Father, Thou didst make me free, 

And thanks to Thee I give 
That I did come to Thee 

And learn in Thee to live. 
Father, Thou wilt keep me 

In Thy perfect way, 
For when I pray to Thee 

Thou dost listen to what I say. 



31 



OUR FATHER'S CARE 

Father, Thou art leading me, 
And with Thee I'll stay, 

Lest error should deceive me 
And I should from Thee stray. 

Father, Thou dost hear me 
When to Thee I pray; 

And if I live near Thee 

From Thee I can not stray. 

Father, Thou wilt keep me 

In Thy perfect way. 
And if I walk with Thee 

Thou with me will stay. 

Father, Thou dost bless me 
And lead me all the way, 

When my heart is with Thee, 
And I listen to what You say. 

Father, Thou wilt feed me. 
On the manna of to-day ; 

And if I do not leave Thee 
Thou will show to me the way. 

32 



OUR FATHER S CARE 

Father, Thou dost comfort me, 
And bless me every day; 

And I want to Hve with Thee, 
And in Thy presence stay. 



33 



A TESTIMONY 

I WANT to testimony bear 

111 this Church ; 
I want God's aUness to declare, 

And am writing it in verse. 

It is of God's protecting care 

I want to talk with you ; 
Because I know He's with you there 

And He is with me too. 

It matters not where we may be, 

If God is leading us ; 
Because it is His face we see, 

If in Him we've perfect trust. 

Now, dear friends, I've met with you 

To testimony bear 
Of God's love that will renew 

And cheer the heart of each one there. 

Dear ones. God is leading me. 

And I'm content with Him to stay ; 

Because in Him I see 
The perfect way. 



34 



GOD'S ALLNESS 

God's allness each one should declare, 
And know that we His children are ; 
And all things to us He'll give, 
Because we've learned in Him to live. 

God's allness each one should confess, 
And know that He does each one bless ; 
And the way He will prepare 
That all things in Him we share. 

God's allness each one should affirm. 
And come to Him each one to learn 
Of blessings He's prepared for us. 
Who in Him have perfect trust. 

When God's allness we all know, 
Each heart with love will overflow, 
And thanks to Him will each one give ; 
Because they've learned in Him to live. 

When of error we let go. 
Then God's allness we will know ; 
Because we've answered to His call 
And realize Him as "All in All." 



35 



ON PRAYER 

We should affirm in every prayer 
The things that God doth give ; 

And we should know in them we share 
And in Him we live. 

In every prayer we should declare 

The allness of our God ; 
And thus he will a way prepare 

To escape his chastening rod. 

Each day in prayer we should express 

The gratitude we feel ; 
And thankfulness we should confess 

As we before Him kneel. 

If in prayer we ask aright 

For things we really need, 
We are more perfect in His sight 

And our requests He'll heed. 

And when of God we ask 

The blessings we desire, 
If consciousness we clasp 

He bids us come up higher. 



36 



TO MY SISTER 

Dear sister, God is leading you ; 

You in His presence stand; 
His love in you He will renew 

And lead you to a better land. 

Dear sister, you God's image are, 
And His truth you should declare ; 

Then your burden He will bear 
And you will in His glory share. 

Dear sister, you must God obey. 

And do His holy will ; 
And to you He will say, 

"Peace, be still." 

Dear sister, now take heart. 

And be of better cheer. 
For in God we all have part. 

And He is here. 



37 



GREATER THINGS 

Father, I have come to Thee, 
That greater things I may see ; 
Oh, give Thou me a consciousness 
Of greater things prepared for us. 

I ask Thee, Father, to me lead 
To greater things I so much need ; 
That each thought of mine may dwell 
On higher things I love so well. 

Father, to Thee may I be near. 
Where greater things seem more clear 
And may each thought submissive be 
To greater things prepared by Thee. 

Oh, help me to become more pure, 
That greater things I may secure; 
And thanks to Thee I will give 
For greater things in which to live. 

When in God we've perfect trust. 
Greater things belong to us ; 
Oh, Father, may I conscious be 
Of greater things prepared for me. 



38 



FATHER, THOU DIDST MAKE ME FREE 

Father, Thou didst make me free, 

And how can I express 
The gratitude I feel, 

The love that I possess ? 

Father, Thou didst make me free. 
And thanks to Thee I give. 

That I did cross this life's red sea. 
And come with Thee to live. 

Father, Thou didst make me free, 

And to Thee I confess 
The love that I do feel 

In knowing I am blest. 

Father, Thou didst make me free, 

In Thy image fair ; 
That I might dwell with Thee 

And in Thy glory share. 

Father, Thou didst make me free 
From this world's deep care, 

And bidst, "Come live with me, 
And with me all things share." 

39 



FATHER, THOU DIDST MAKE ME FREE 

Father, Thou didst make me free, 

Obedient to Thy call. 
And say, "Abide in me. 

For I am 'All in All'." 



40 



DESPAIR 

Oh, Despair, depart from me, 
For no good in thee I see ; 
Depart and go away, 
For with me you can not stay. 
You can not stay. 

Despair, thou art a wicked thing. 
And no good you ever bring; 
Depart, for you are so unjust 
That in you we can not trust, 
We can not trust. 

You, Despair, I can not bear. 
And want not your form to wear 
Oh ! Despair, Despair, Despair, 
Nothing to you can I compare. 
Can I compare. 

In despair we can not Hve, 
For it has nothing good to give ; 
I want you not here to stay. 
But want you to go away. 
Go away. 

41 



DESPAIR 

We ask thee to depart from us, 
Who in thee have no trust, 
Because we can not perfect be. 
If we Hsten unto thee, 
Unto thee. 

When in despair, we must get out, 
And know what we're about ; 
Because it is a snare to us. 
Who in higher things do trust, 
Do trust. 

Despair, you never bring a cheer, 
No such thing from thee we hear ; 
We turn from thee in disgust. 
And bid thee to depart from us. 
Depart from us. 



42 



LITTLE BY LITTLE 

Little by little 

God leads us along, 

Because little by little 
We give up the wrong. 

Little by little 

God does us bless. 
Because little by little 

Our sins we confess. 

Little by little 
God does us give, 

Because it's so little 
In Him we live. 

Little by little 
In God we share, 

Because it's so little 
For Him we care. 

Little by little 

God's kingdom we win, 
Because little by little 

We overcome sin. 



43 



A NEW SONG 

A NEW song I want to sing, 
That all praise to God will bring ; 
I want it to be more sweet 
Than human ear did ever greet. 

God only can this song prepare, 
For no mortal can compare 
With the song He will give 
Unto those who in Him live. 

The song 1 want to be mine 
Is the song of love divine. 
And when love divine I live, 
This song to me He will give. 



The new song we will sing 
Will to us redemption bring; 
And all praise to Him belong 
Who to us will give this song. 

We want a song to hll the heart, 
And from us will not depart ; 
And all praise we give to Him. 
Who to us this song will bring. 

44 



A NEW SONG 

God will give this song to us 
When we're willing Him to trust ; 
And all praise we'll give to Him 
For a sweeter song to sing. 

A song so spiritual He will bring 
That no mortal can it sing; 
Because this song is to be sung 
By each one in the new tongue. 

When this spiritual song we sing, 
Then all praise to Him we bring ; 
For no sweeter song can come 
Than the one in the new tongue. 



45 



AN EASTER POEM 

On early Easter morn, 

Lo ! the stone was rolled away 

From where they thought in mortal form 
They'd imprisoned Christ to stay. 

When Mary came unto the tomb 

Where they did Jesus lay, 
She exclaimed in silent gloom, 

"Oh, who has taken my Lord away?" 

And as she turned to go away 

Her heart was very sad ; 
But when she met Him on the way 

She with joy was glad. 

But Mary went as she was sent, 

To His disciples see. 
To tell them He before them went 

Into Galilee. 

In trying to show them how 
He led them to a sacred spot ; 

But it was then the same as now : 
Some believed and some did not. 

46 



AN EASTER POEM 

And after He'd upbraided them 

For their unbeHef, 
He said to all nations, "You I send 

To preach the Gospel and to teach." 

And then he breathed on them and said 

"All power is given me. 
Go heal the sick and raise the dead, 

And obedient be." 

The signs that are to follow us 
In our work must be brought out, 

Because they lead to consciousness 
That frees us from all doubt. 

From mortal sight He went away. 

But left them not alone ; 
Because the Comforter will stay 

With those that are His own. 



47 



MY ETERNAL HOME 

I LONG for my eternal home, 
That with me it may be well ; 

For I want not here to roam, 

But in my Father's house to dwell. 

I have dear ones gone before 
That I would love to meet ; 

And when I reach the other shore 
We will each other greet. 

God is ever with me here. 
And never does me leave; 

And says, "Be of good cheer, 
And do not grieve." 

God has a work for me, 

That is why I am here; 
And His love He does renew. 

My heart to cheer. 

But Fie is ever leading me 

To my eternal home. 
That with Him I may be, 

No longer here to roam. 

48 



MY ETERNAL HOME 

And when my work here is done, 
I will say good-by to all; 

When His kingdom I have won, 
And answered to His call. 



49 



GOD'S WITNESS 

A WITNESS I do stand 

For Thee; 
And I'll go to any land 

Where Thou leadest me. 

That I may obedient be I ask 

Of Thee, 
Because Thy work is not a task 

For me. 

Father, lead Thou me the way, 
And show me what to do ; 

Because I want not here to stay, 
But want to be with You. 



50 



WALKING ON THE WATER 

If we venture on the water 

A victory we'll win ; 
For when Christ is leading us 

We are overcoming sin. 

When He holds us by the hand 
We never need despair; 

For if Him we obey 

We will reach the overthere. 

When in Him we doubt not 

We can all things do ; 
And should our heart fail us 

His love He will renew. 

We need that living faith 
That God does give to us, 

When His work we do 
And in Him trust. 

If we venture on the water, 

He to us will give 
A higher understanding 

In which to live. 

51 



WALKING ON THE WATER 

Yes, we can walk upon the water, 
When in God we trust; 

For should our footsteps falter 
A helping hand He'll lend to us. 



52 



A VICTORY 

Onward, brother, onward, 
Is the watchword for us all ; 

To be ready for the battle 
At the bugle call. 

Christ is our leader 

Through this world of sin ; 
And if we obey Him 

A victory we'll win. 

If to Him you're faithful 
In what He bids you do. 

Then there is a victory 
Waiting for you. 

Unto Him we must listen 
And be ready for His call ; 

Because there is a victory 
Waiting for us all. 

Onward, brother, onward, 
A work you have to do ; 

And if you are faithful 
A victory waits for you. 

53 



A VICTORY 

Christ is ever leading us 
To the victory over sin; 

And as we o'ercome it 
A victory we'll win. 

Onward, brother, onward. 
For your work is never done 

Until death you have conquered 
And the last victory won. 



54 



THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE 

The beauties of nature that we behold 
Are creations of God's hand ; 

And as their beauty does unfold, 
It reflects over the land. 

The beauties of nature are divine, 
And are seen in every clime ; 

They are lovely and round us twine 
Because created in His mind. 

In the beauties of nature we plainly see 
Greater things that are for us ; 

And are reflected o'er land and sea 
By Him in whom we trust. 

The beauties of nature are sublime 
And give more perfect trust 

In things that are divine, 
That are are awaiting us. 

The beauties of nature raise our thought 

To higher things above ; 
And through them we are being taught 

Of His redeeming love. 

55 



THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE 

The beauties of nature to us reveal 

God's spiritual universe, 
Where nothing can conceal 

Our garb of righteousness. 

The beauties of nature rejoice the heart, 
When their loveliness we behold ; 

And from us will not depart 

While their beauties to us unfold. 

The beauties of nature that we see 
Are creations of His hand ; 

And they reflect over the sea 
As well as over the land. 



56 



PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 

I DO not think we can say, 

As the world we journey through, 

That we are always able 
To paddle our own canoe. 

For Christ is our leader, 

While, we are marching through, 
And only as we obey Him 

Can we paddle our own canoe. 

Unto us He is calling. 

And will tell us what to do, 

In order to be able 

To paddle our own canoe. 

He bids us to go forward, 
And does His love renew. 

And as we press onward 
We paddle our own canoe. 

When to Him we are faithful, 

And His work will do. 
Then we will be able 

To paddle our own canoe. 

57 



PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 

For His voice we must listen, 
As this world we go through, 

And when death we have conquered, 
We can paddle our own canoe. 



58 



LOVE 

A DIVINE and spiritual Love 

Is waiting for our call, 
That like a gentle, peaceful dove. 

It may descend upon us all. 

But more and more of Love we need 
To have in God a perfect trust, 

And when His commands we heed 
This Love He'll give to us. 

Nothing better can He give 

Than a redeeming Love 
Unto those that will receive. 

And trust in Him above. 

When Love divine we will live, 
And its allness do declare. 

Then all praise to Him we give, 
And we Love's children are. 

This divine and spiritual Love 

Is ready for us all, 
And as we raise our heart above 

For more Love it does call. 

59 



LOVE 

Oh, precious, precious Love, 
I want Thee to be mine, 

That I may dwell in the above 
Where all things are divine. 

From this pure spiritual Love 

We never can depart, 
For when we trust in Him above 

It overflows the heart. 



60 



OUR HOME 

We each have a home that God did prepare 
In His beautiful city that lieth four-square; 
And we enter this home built in the above 
When we realize the password, which is Love. 

This home is for all which He did prepare, 
Because there is no selfishness there, 
When free from selfishness and from sin 
This beautiful home we will enter in. 

When in the unreal we no longer roam 

We are ready to enter this beautiful home ; 

But from all that's unreal our thought must be free, 

n we wish this spiritual home to see. 

In this home of the soul we will satisfied be, 
Because from all error we are made free, 
And love and affection will fill every heart. 
Because peace and good will can never depart. 

This spiritual home is now waiting for me, 
And I know it's as perfect as perfect can be. 
And when I enter it I will be free 
From the imperfections that I now see. 

6i 



OUR HOME 



When we enter this home that God has prepared 
We abide under His protecting care, 
Because we have answered to His call 
And realize Him as "All in All." 



62 



I AM WAITING 

I AM anxiously awaiting 

For my work here to be done, 

Because the angels to me are calling, 
Saying, "Come." 

To Him we must listen 

Until His kingdom we have won, 
That we may hear Him say, 

"Well done." 

Father, I am ever waiting. 

Waiting for Thy call, 
For I have found in Thee 

The "All in All." 

So onward, ever onward. 

Is the only thought I'll know, 

For, when death I have conquered, 
I am ready then to go. 



63 



PATIENCE 

There's a lesson in patience for all to learn, 
For it often brings blessings we faithful did earn; 
It's a quality of mind we should possess 
That brings to our thought a feeling of rest. 

It is something we need in our lives every day, 
And something for which we ought to pray; 
It is something we need in whatever we do. 
For it makes us more peaceful and kind and true. 

If we cultivate patience as life we go through. 
We will be more successful in whatever w^e do, 
For when we are patient and tried and true, 
God does His love in us renew. 

Oh, Father, dear Father, I ask of Thee 
To make me as patient as patient can be, 
For a lesson in patience I need every day 
To help me walk in Thy perfect way. 



64 



IS MY WORK FINISHED ? 

Father, have I now hnished 
The work Thou gavest me to do 

If not, then my thought replenish 
That I may Thy work renew. 

For I want to be faithful 
In what Thou givest me, 

That I may be able 
Thy face to see. 

I want to be obedient 

And answer to Thy call ; 

For with me Thou art lenient 
-\nd Thou art '\M\ in All." 

I am willing to obey Thee 

-And do Thy holy will, 
That Thy voice I may hear. 

Saying. "Peace, be still." 



6s 



A MERITED REBUKE 

TO ANY MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL THAT FROM THE 

PULPIT WILL PREACH AGAINST ANOTHER 

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION 

**Father, forgive them, 

They know not what they do," 

When they are feeding Thy children 
With thoughts untrue. 

For it needs understanding 
And a heart filled with love, 

In pointing Thy children 
To the realms above. 

With a heart filled with love, 

We another's heart reach, 
And as we possess this 

We are qualified to preach. 

But when we are talking 

Against our brother, 
We are not serving God, 

Nor loving each other. 

66 



A MERITED REBUKE 

For our weapons are not carnal, 

The Bible does say, 
And we should remember this 

In our prayers each day. 

For Christ is our leader 

And will show us the way, 
When we are willing 

Him to obey. 

But those that condemn other churches, 

To you I would say, 
First set your own house in order 

And then Christ obey. 

For when from sin our own thought is free, 
Imperfections in others we do not see ; 

But with hearts filled with love we ever will be 
Found worshipping together in true harmony. 



67 



"ALL IN ALL" 

Father, Thou art "All in All," 
The Life, the Truth, the Way, 

And no evil can befall 

If our thought on Thee we stay. 

Father, Thou art "All in All," 
And Thy allness I declare, 

Because created by Thy hand 
In Thy image fair. 

Father, Thou art "All in All," 
And Thy allness I confess. 

For when on Thee I call 
Thou dost always bless. 

Father, Thou art "All in All," 

And in Thee I live. 
For Thou uphold'st me by the hand, 

And doth all things give. 



68 



FAITHFUL, OBEDIENT AND TRUE 

I WANT to be faithful, dear Father, to you, 
Acknowledging Thee in whatever I do; 
That I may spend the rest of my days 
Walking in Thy more perfect ways. 

I want to be obedient to what you say, 
Thou art the Life, the Truth and the Way; 
And if Thy face I ever do see 
It will be through obedience unto Thee. 

I want, dear Father, unto Thee to be true, 
Then Thou wilt bless me in whatever I do ; 
For when we are faithful, obedient and true 
Thy love in us Thou wilt renew. 



69 



A GENTLE PRESENCE 

There is a gentle Presence 
That seems so very near, 

As round me It doth Hnger 
My heart to cheer. 

gentle, gentle Presence, 
I love Thee to be here. 

Who art my only comfort 
When all else seems drear. 

When I am sad and lonely 
This Presence does appear. 

And so, meek and lowly. 

Says, "With you I am here." 

1 love those words of comfort; 
They seem to me most dear ; 

I love that gentle Presence 
That frees me from all fear. 

O gentle, gentle Presence, 
I ask Thee to be near, 

That I may live in Thee 
And realize Thou art here. 



70 



GOOD-BY 

To you, dear friends, I say good-by, 
But God will lead you on ; 

And when we rise to fairer skies 
We'll say, ''His will be done." 



71 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

liliililllilllM 

015 873 358 4 ^ 



